Display device



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vv. A. RTNGLER DISPLAY DEVICE Filed Abril 4, 1922 Nv NT WM am BY @1fATTORNEYS.

Patented ug. 7, 1923..

VIILLIAIM A. RINGLER, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TIO GLOBE-WERNICKE CO., OF CINCINNATI,

OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

DISPLAY DEVICE.

` Application sied april 4,

To all 'who/1a may concer/n.: i

Be it known that l, WILLIAM A. RiNGLnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fhiladelpllia.l county of Philadelphia, State ofPennsylvania', have invented a new and useful Display Device, of whichthe followin@ is a specification.

liy present invention comprehends a novel construction and arrangementof a display device formed from one or more metallic strips which arelapped upon themselves in `such a manner as to form a series ofresilient pockets which will yieldingly hold in place any desiredmaterial which it is desired to display, such as for example, stencils,cards, many different types of notices and memo-y randa, small tools andin fact any desired type of article.

It further comprehends a novel construction of a display device of thecharacter aforesaid and novel means for securing it in position withrespect to a support.

@ther novel features of construction and advantage will hereinafter moreclearly appear in the detailed description and the appended claims.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention, I have shown in theaccompanying drawings embodiments thereof which are at present preferredby me, since 'these embodiments will be found in practice to givesatisfactory and reliable results. It is,how ever, to be understood thatthe var ious instrumentalities of which my inventlon consists can bevariously arranged and organized and that my invention is not limited tothe precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities asherein shown and described.

Figure 1 represents, in side elevation, a display device, embodying myinvention.

Figure 2 represents, in front elevation, the construction seen in Figure1, in assembled position with respect to a support.

Figure Brepresents, in side elevation, the construction seen in Figure2.

Figure l represents, in front elevation, a plurality of strips and theirsupports.

Figure 5 represents a section on line 5 5 of Figure il.

Figure 6 represents a front elevation of a support and certain of itsadjuncts.

1922. Serial No. 549,446.

Figure 7 represents, in side elevation, a plurality of aligned displaystrips showing more particularly the manner in which two strips can beconnected together.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings.

The display device in vits simplest form consists of a strip of material1 preferably made of metal which is folded upon its-elf to form the`pockets 2, the strip being provided with the upwardly extendingportions 3 which merge into the downwardly extending portions 4l at theback by means of the curved hinge forming portion 6. rlhe portion 3terminates above the curved hinge forming portion 5 of a superimposedpocket 4and is rounded, as at 6, and then extends downwardly, as at 7, asufficient distance to form the desired depth ofthe pocket 2. rllhe freeends 8 of the strip form terminals so that such free ends can be securedto a support 9, which forms a backing, by means of fastening devices 10.The strip is stiffened intermediate its ends by means of the fasteningdevices 11 which consist of straight pieces of wire,`as shown, havingthe free ends deflected to form the eyes 12 through which are passedfastening devices 13.

In Figures 4 .and 5, I have shown a plurality of the strips 1 secured toa support 9 with a modified form of fastening device to contribute tosupport the strips at spaced intervals throughout their length. In thisembodiment of fastening device, lll designates the fastening devicewhich consists of a strip of material such as sheet metal secured to thesupport at desired intervals by means of fastening devices 15 and havingits free end off set, as indicated at 16.

The off-set portion 16 is `adapted to have a` strip slid over it so thatit is positioned between the downward extension 7 and the upwardextension 3, as will be understood by reference to Figure 5.

It will be apparent from Figure 7 that different strips can be readilyconnected together by simply interlocking the terminal loop at the end0f one strip with the terminal loop of an aligned strip and then lockingthe strips together by effecting relative lateral or longitudinalmovement of such strips. The terminal portion of one strip is shown inFigure 7 at I7 and the terminal portion of the other strip is indicatedby 18. Y

19 designates an article which is to be displayed. It will be seen thatwhen an article is inserted in position in a pocket the construction issuch that a. resilient loclring` action takes place, the grip beingetfected intermediate the top and bottom ot the pocket. It will beunderstood that when the top @t a pocket is bent outwardly such movementis resisted by the top portion of the next pocket so that a resilientlocking action takes place.

It will be apparent that my present invention in its simplest formconsists simply of a single display strip as herein disclosed which canbe secured to anyxdesired article or object or one or more of them canbe secured to a support.

It will now be apparent that I have devised a new and useful displaydevice which embodies the features of advantage enuvinerated asdesirable in the statement of the invention and the above description,and while I have, in the present instance., shown and describedpreferred embodiments thereof which will give in practice satisfactoryand reliable results, it is lto be understood that such embodiments aresusceptible of modification in various particulars without departingfrom the spirit or scope of the invention or sacriicing any of itsadvantages.

Having thus described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is n l. Adisplay device, comprising -a strip or" sheet material overlapped uponitsell to form a series of pockets extending in the same direction withdouble outer walls, the inner walls of one pocket acting resiliently onthe outer walls of an adjacent pocket only at points intermediately o'l'the top and bottom of such adjacent pocket.

2. A display device, comprising a strip of sheet material overlappedupon itself to torni a series of pockets extending in the same directionand having its free ends :forming terminals7 a support, and meanssea-ted in certain ot' said pockets to secure said strip to saidsupport.

A display device, comprising a strip of sheet metal overlapped uponitself to Iform pockets having a single inner wall VILLIAM A. RINGLER.

Witnesses H. S. FAIRBANKS, C. D.' MOV'AY.

